Yes, the
word "death" in Revelation 20:13-14 refers
to being physically dead whether their
bodies are in graves in the sea or in the
earth while "hell" in these verses refer
to the location of where their souls are
being held. The Greek word for hell
in this verse is Hades. In the Old
Testament it would be the equivalent to
Sheol.
As for the rider of Death on
the pale horse and Hell followed with him
when the 4th seal is opened in Rev. 6:8, I
don't know if they are celestial beings
(fallen angels) or not although they are
both capitalized in the KJV. Both
Death and Hell in these verses have the
same meaning as death and hell in Rev.
20:13-14. However, there is an angel of
death that passed over the Israelites when
the firstborn of the Egyptians were
killed. In the KJV he is called "the
destroyer" in Exodus 12:23. The
meaning of Apollyon is "the destroyer."
Abaddon also known as Apollyon is an angel
of the bottomless pit who is king over the
locusts that came out of the bottomless
pit in Rev. 9:11 which says, "And they
had a
king over them, which is the angel of
the bottomless
pit, whose name in
the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek
tongue hath his name Apollyon."
Is Apollyon the Death
on the pale horse when the 4th seal is
opened in Rev. 6:8? I guess it
would depend if he comes out of the
bottomless pit when the locusts are
released from there. If you read the
Bible verse Rev. 9:3, it says the
locusts came out of the bottomless
pit, but it doesn't say that Apollyon
is in the bottomless pit or comes out
of it; otherwise, how could he be out
killing people over all the
years. Also it doesn't say that
he is chained in the bottomless pit
like Satan will be chained there
during the millennium according to
Rev. 20:1-2, or like the fallen angels
that are chained in Tartarus (hell) in
2 Peter 2:4 or like the 4 angels bound
in the river Euphrates in Rev.
9:14-15.
Also is Apollyon the
star that falls from heaven to earth
(meaning he's a fallen angel) in Rev.
9:1, and to him was given the key to
the bottomless pit? And is he the one
that unlocks the bottomless pit and
lets the locusts out to torment
mankind for 5 months if they don't
have the Lord's seal in their
forehead? The word "star" can mean
angel because the 7 angels of the 7
churches are called stars by Jesus in
Rev. 1:20. Then there are the
morning stars that sang together and
all the sons of God shouted for joy
when the foundation of the earth was
laid in Job 38:7. So "star" could mean
"angel" whether it is a good angel or
a fallen angel.
Rev. 9:1, "And the fifth angel sounded, and I
saw a
star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to
him was
given the key of
the bottomless pit."
If the star that falls from heaven
to earth is Apollyon, the
destroyer, then there is the
possibility that he may be the
rider on the 4th horse which is
the pale horse, but I don't know
if Hades is a fallen angel or
not. It doesn't say Hades is
a rider on a horse but that he
follows Death, and Hades is the
location where the souls will end
up unless he is a fallen angel
that goes around and collects the
souls to take them to a location
called hades after Death kills the
physical bodies.
So
death and hell (Hades) are cast
into the lake of fire in Rev.
20:14 could mean 1 of two
things. It could mean that
there will never be any more
physical death as it is forever
destroyed and there will be no
need of Hades as a location for
the souls of the unrighteous dead
because no one will die any more
after the great white throne
judgement when death and hell are
cast into the lake of fire.
However, if Death and Hell in Rev.
6:8 are the death and hell in Rev.
20:14, then it may mean that these
are 2 fallen angels that are cast
into the lake of fire because
Matt. 25:41 says, "Then shall
he say also unto
them on the
left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for
the devil and his angels:"
Then
you have the rider on the 1st
horse with the possibility of
him being the Antichrist who
goes forth when the 1st seal
is opened who undoubtedly will
be demon possessed, or does
this rider just represent a
demonic spirit that will
possess the Antichrist?
So what about the 2nd rider on
the red horse who is given a
sword and that they should
kill one another and takes
peace from the earth when the
second seal is opened?
Is this a demonic spirit or is
it a demonic spirit that will
possess a certain person? And
what about the 3rd rider on
the black horse with who had a
pair of balances in his hand
so that famine comes about
when the 3rd seal is
opened? Again, is this
rider a demonic spirit or will
a demonic spirit possess a
certain person that will bring
a great famine about? I
certainly would like to hear
your viewpoint and anyone
else's viewpoint on this
matter as well.